The man spoke four languages so fluently he was mistaken for a native in each. But he was not a linguist. He was a polyglot. "One is an academic, one is a Swiss waiter," he remarked.

Thursday, February 10, 2000

le skate

Hello. The word of the day is le skate. This means skateboarding. A skateboard itself can also be called le skate or, in more antiquated and Académie style usage, une planche à roulettes. (Skating is called le patinage. Roller skating is called le roller or le patinage à roulettes).